Functional and Expression Analyses of the <italic toggle="yes">Pneumocystis MAT</italic> Genes Suggest Obligate Sexuality through Primary Homothallism within Host Lungs
ABSTRACT Fungi of the genus Pneumocystis are obligate parasites that colonize mammals’ lungs and are host species specific. Pneumocystis jirovecii and Pneumocystis carinii infect, respectively, humans and rats. They can turn into opportunistic pathogens in immunosuppressed hosts, causing severe pneu...
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/512dd763b65446fdb2fdb36c78bd2ba1 |
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